The best burger in Amman these days is the gourmet burger at Brisket. It isn’t a cheap burger, but it’s so good it doesn’t matter. The husband/wife team really know their smokey business. Ali, chef/owner/smoker, is like Seinfeld’s soup Nazi. He cuts and spices his own beef, and you really should listen to his recommendations.

What I love about Brisket is that it’s a hole-in-the-wall. I love that you can count the menu items on one hand (brisket, burger, brisket on burger, steak, and wings). I love how involved the husband/wife team are in the business. I love their crazy working hours (7:00PM to 11:00PM).

Best. Burger. In. Amman.

Hands down.

What to try: Personally, I like sharing half a gourmet burger and half a brisket sandwich with someone, to get the most yum factor possible. I always leave Brisket with happy birds chirping in my tummy. Ask for the homemade mayo, not always available though.Where to find: Brisket is next to Abella ShmeisaniFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/BrisketJordan/

Although I’m really not a wintery person, December is always nice because it’s full of feasts. This December was extra special though :)

Kitchenette’s AWESOME calendar

This December, I wore this beautiful embroidered Palestinian dress that my grandmother made for my aunt in the 60s, when my aunt was 14. I love the simplicity of it, and the white fabric. I dropped by to show it to my aunt and grandma before my dinner. I was bequeathed this dress when I was 14 myself (’99), and they forgot all about it. They were so ecstatic!

So excited for 2015, aren’t we?

Whitey celebrating Christmas

Dinner 1

Dinner 2

Dinner 3

Breakfast

Another breakfast

Worm lollipop. The boys ate it. They said the legs got stuck in their teeth. EWWWW.

Rami and Naser et moi

My Threadless calendar is awesome

Meet the (second) latest addition to the family… Nour is Abed’s fiancee

Fuad’s birthday. Happy birthday Fuad!

Secret Santa audience

Our Secret Santa Unicorn

So many gifts!

:) My gift

Meet the latest addition to the family… Rami

A study in surface tension and fluid dynamics. Water droplets condensing as spheres on concrete window sill, gravity pulling them from their center. Water droplets falling vertically against glass window, gravity pulling them downwards.

Have you checked out Chaplin’s? It’s the first comedy club in the Middle East